"Little Dark Age" by MGMT, Sunday, June 26, 2022 (Updated Repost) --Trigger Warning: sexual assault, gun violence
I first started listening to MGMT in the spring of 2009. Their debut album Ocular Spectacular had been released at the end of 2007, but tracks like " Kids " had hit the alternative radio stations by 2009. My roommate in college loved the opening track " Time to Pretend ," which is a fun song about moving to Paris and marrying models, and when things get difficult, just get a divorce. After enjoying OS, the next year the band released their follow up, Congratulations , which boasted more experimental electronica. After reading the review about how the band refused to release radio singles, I never tried the band and felt that they were venturing into a musical realm that wasn't for me. However, in 2019 when I heard their single, " Me and Michael " in a book store and when I started listening to " Little Dark Age ," I realized that the MGMT that I loved in college was back. THE MORE I STRAIGHTEN OUT, THE LESS IT WANTS TO TRY . The poli